US EditionComptroller Orders Restitution of Resources After Detecting Bonuses of up to $24 Million in Municipality of Pucón
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The Regional Comptroller's Office of La Araucanía detected overpayments of up to $24 million in favour of officials of the Municipality of Pucón, following an audit that revealed irregularities in remuneration and other benefits associated with their positions.According to the report of the oversight body, the irregularities correspond to payments of bonuses and other allowances that did not have sufficient support or exceeded the amounts allowe…
A final report by the Comptroller’s Office confirmed the salary of three officials of the Municipality of Pucón, in the region of La Araucanía. For that reason, resources were ordered to be returned to the communal heritage. The case involves officials Iván Soriano, currently in the Department of Municipal Education, and Esteban Backit, of the Directorate of Disaster Risk Management. Along with them is also mentioned the former head of communica…
One of the most notorious cases is a consultant who, between December 2024 and September 2025, received a total of $53,170,813, while a grade 8 professional officer would have received $28,730,925, resulting in a difference of more than $24 million in the same period.
The Office of the Comptroller-General of the Republic (CGR) carried out an audit in the Municipality of Pucón, where the overpayment outside the framework of the law was revealed to three officials hired at honorariums. In report No. 731 of 2025, the Regional Comptroller's Office of La Araucanía found that the income of three workers at municipal fees exceeded the remuneration associated with the highest grade of the municipal plant, including t…
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